SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549-1004





                                    FORM 8-K
                   CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



          Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported) April 5, 1999
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                           GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




      STATE OF DELAWARE                 1-143                 38-0572515
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation)                                         Identification No.)




   100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan                 48265-1000
3044 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan                 48202-3091
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)







Registrant's telephone number, including area code       (313)-556-5000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

      On April 6, 1999,  General  Motors  Corporation  (GM) issued the following
news release  announcing it has redeemed its Series-B 9-1/8%  Preference  stock.
The news release is as follows:

          GM EFFECTS REDEMPTION OF SERIES B 9-1/8% PREFERRENCE STOCK

         DETROIT - General Motors Corporation today announced that, effective at
the close of business yesterday,  it has redeemed its Series-B 9-1/8% Preference
stock. The  approximately 20 million  outstanding  depositary  shares had a face
value of more than $500 million.

         GM  redeemed  the stock at $25 per  depositary  share plus  accrued and
unpaid  dividends  of $0.60 per  share,  for a total  redemption  of $25.60  per
depositary  share. The shares,  issued in December 1991, were redeemable at GM's
option  beginning on January 1, 1999.  GM announced  the planned  redemption  on
March 4, 1999.

         As of the  redemption,  the  Series-B  depositary  shares are no longer
considered to be  outstanding,  dividends  will no longer  accrue,  and the only
right the holder retains is the right to receive the  redemption  price once the
depositary share receipts have been properly surrendered.

         The redemption  agent is the  depositary,  BankBoston,  N.A., 150 Royal
Street,  Canton,  Mass.,  02021.  Shareholders  with  questions  about  Series-B
depositary   shares  or  the   redemption   may  call  Georgeson  &  Company  at
1-800-223-2064.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
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                                                    (Registrant)
Date    April 9, 1999
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                                            By
                                            s/Peter R. Bible
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                                            (Peter R. Bible,
                                             Chief Accounting Officer)















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